Biography - Secondhand

Author: Albert BlankertBinding: PaperbackPublished: National Gallery of Victoria, Art Exhibitions Australia, 1997Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageThis compelling art history volume Rembrandt:...

Trisha Todd, the actress who starred in the classic lesbian film, Claire of the Moon presents an account of her own intimate journey to herself. With honesty and insight, she...

All Ellen DeGeneres wanted to be was funny. She kept her humor clean and steered clear of politics and social agendas, instead honing a quirky, off-center, mistrustful view of the...

Author: Mildred Cable And Francesca FrenchBinding: HardbackPublished: Hodder and Stoughton, 1937Condition:Book: PoorJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Tanning and foxing, price clippedMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Page 15/16 loose.This...

Author: Elizabeth SpriggeBinding: HardbackPublished: Victor Gollancz Ltd, 1971Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good, price clippedMarkings: No markingsElizabeth Sprigge's Sybil Thorndike Casson chronicles the extraordinary life and distinguished career of one...

Author: James ForsythBinding: HardbackPublished: HAMISH HAMILTON, 1976Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good, price clippedMarkings: No markingsThis comprehensive biography chronicles the remarkable life and influential career of Tyrone Guthrie, a towering...

Author: Dirk BogardeBinding: HardbackPublished: CHATTO & WINDUS, THE HOGARTH PRESS, 1983Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsAn Orderly Man presents a compelling narrative, possibly a memoir or a work...

For five weeks the world waited for news about Danny Pearl, the Wall StreetJournal reporter who was kidnapped in Karachi, Pakistan...And then came thebroadcast of his shocking murder. The complete...

About to begin his second year of college, Brad Land agrees to give a stranger a ride home from a party. The stranger brings a friend, and the two men...

"Mom, I'm gay." With three little words, gay sons and daughters can change their parents' lives forever. Twenty years ago, during a walk on a Mississippi beach, Ellen DeGeneres spoke...

When Rosie O'Donnell was 10 years old her mother was diagnosed with cancer. It was at this early age that Rosie began to fantasize about what it would be like...

First published in 1980, Isherwood's overlooked last book is central to an understanding of his life and work. WITH A NEW INTRODUCTION BY SIMON CALLOW In 1939, as Europe approaches...

Ngoanyana: A South African story is a vivid portrayal of growing up White in apartheid-era South Africa. John Nieuwenhuysen's privileged upbringing on a South African farm as the grandson of...

In 1802 a Frenchman and an Englishman famously encountered each other off the shores of South Australia. The voyages of discovery of Nicolas Baudin and Matthew Flinders opened the way...

Author: Geoffrey DuttonBinding: HardbackPublished: Thames and Hudson, 1964Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsThis compelling biography Russell Drysdale chronicles the life and artistic journey of one of Australia's most...

Author: Alexandra HasluckBinding: HardbackPublished: Oxford University Press, 1111Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerA compelling self-portrait, Portrait In A Mirror: An Autobiography presents a remarkable life through the author's...

Author: Peter Allen & James KemsleyBinding: HardbackPublished: The Bradman Museum, 1994Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsThis commemorative volume presents a stunning visual chronicle of Sir Donald...

Author: Dennis Rodman With Michael SilverBinding: PaperbackPublished: Bantam Books, Sydney, 1997Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in image. Creased cover.Walk On The Wild Side...

Author: Benny GreenBinding: HardbackPublished: Michael Joseph., 1981Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Very goodPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsP.G. Wodehouse: A Literary Biography by Benny Green offers an insightful look into the life and comedic artistry...

This huge, richly illustrated publication provides sensitive, rare and enticing insights into the lives, works and unique studio environments of 60 significant Australian artists. As artist Sonia Payes' latest publication,...

England, late 1547. Henry VIII is dead. His 14-year-old daughter Elizabeth is living with the old king's widow Catherine Parr and her new husband Thomas Seymour. Ambitious, charming and dangerous,...

Is Jack Grealish your ultimate football hero? A creative and energetic presence in midfield, Grealish made his name at Aston Villa before making the move to Manchester City for a...

Once a lacklustre organisation, BP became one of the world's biggest, most successful and most admired companies in the new millennium. John Browne, the company's CEO for 12 years, invented...

For over three decades Roy Sstrong has teased, tantalised, amused and sometimes enraged the British public, firstly in his capacity as the Director of two great cultural institutions, the National...

The painter, Vincent van Gogh (1853-90) was also an accomplished writer, and this collection of his letters provides both a self-portrait and a picture of the contemporary cultural scene. The...

One night in 1974, a young Frenchman secretly - and illegally - rigged a tightrope between the twin towers of the World Trade Center. At daybreak, he gave the high-wire...

Esme Howard (1863-1939), 1st Baron Howard of Penrith, was one of Britain's most important diplomats of the early part of this century. Linguistically and diplomatically gifted, he was an integral...

As a soldier and an emperor, Napoleon was ruthless and determined; as a lover, he showed the same single-minded ferocity. Christopher Hibbert introduces us to the many intriguing women behind...

Katie Roiphe's stimulating work has made her one of the most talked about cultural critics of her generation. Now this bracing young writer delves deeply into one of the most...

How did Edward VII, whose reign lasted for only nine years, become one of the most popular and well-known of British monarchs? This biography, combining informative text with illustrations, provides...

Michael Holroyd is one of the finest biographers of our time yet he was never interested in exploring his own family s history until the death of his parents in...

The biography of the world's most famous sporting achievement, in which Roger Bannister (1929-2018) triumphed in 1954 by running the Four Minute Mile. Perfect for fans of Chariots of Fire....

Don Elgin's memoir One Foot Beyond the Podium follows on from his award-winning autobiography One Foot On the Podium*. His second book goes a little deeper, providing further glimpses into...

Author: Hugh McleaveBinding: HardbackPublished: W. H. Allen, 1977Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: YellowedMarkings: Previous ownerA Man And His Mountain: The Life Of Cezanne chronicles the extraordinary life and artistic evolution...

Author: John WarrenBinding: PaperbackPublished: John Warren, 2001Condition:Book: FairJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: SignedCondition remarks: Condition as shown in image. Creased spine. Cracked. Tough Times presents a candid memoir of resilience...

Author: Rupert GunnisBinding: HardbackPublished: The Abbey Library, 1111Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: YellowedMarkings: Previous ownerThis authoritative reference work chronicles the lives and careers of British sculptors...

Every Second Counts is a 2003 autobiography by Lance Armstrong with Sally Jenkins, acting as a sequel to It's Not About the Bike. It details his life, focusing on his...

To his initial shock, Fox was diagnosed with Parkinson's disease. However, he considers himself a 'lucky man' as he reflects on his life and career beforew and sfter his diagnosis....